Factbox-Scope of Hong Kong’s new national security laws
By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong on Tuesday passed its new national security law, a bill that broadens the definition of crimes including sabotage, sedition and state…
By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong on Tuesday passed its new national security law, a bill that broadens the definition of crimes including sabotage, sedition and state…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 2.9% in October-December, unchanged from the previous three-month period, the government said on Thursday, adding the labour market…
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – A landmark Hong Kong national security trial against the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and its founder, Jimmy Lai, begins…
By Summer Zhen and Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s efforts to revive its shrinking stock market are mere stopgap solutions, as analysts say a reversal in fortunes…
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s move to raise the maximum mortgages available to some homebuyers, its first relaxation in curbs on home purchases adopted in 2009,…
By Georgina Lee and Winni Zhou HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Hong Kong stock exchange will start offering yuan-denominated Chinese stocks from Monday in what it calls a dual counter,…
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department amended part of a statement to Congress in which it said Washington would invite Hong Kong’s chief executive, who faces…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased to 3.1% in the January to March period, improving for the eleventh consecutive quarter as economic activity continued to…
(Reuters) -Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd on Friday forecast a fiscal 2022 loss between HK$6.40 billion ($817.18 million) and HK$7.00 billion, but highlighted an upbeat outlook after Hong Kong and mainland…
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – One of Asia’s most senior Roman Catholic clerics, Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, was found guilty of failing to register a now-disbanded fund for…
By Georgina Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) – A leading cryptocurrency retail service provider in Hong Kong said it has ceased trading as the broader fallout from the collapse of FTX,…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased to 3.8% in the August-October quarter, improving for the sixth consecutive period as economic activities revive in an easing…
By Georgina Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) – A weak Hong Kong dollar and capital outflows have pushed the city’s interbank rates to 14-year highs and drained cash levels to their…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased to 4.1% in the June-August quarter, improving for the fourth consecutive period as economic activities revived in an easing…
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG – Investors who have exploited Hong Kong’s cheap interest rates all year to fund other trades globally are finding that the window is closing as local cash conditions…
HONG KONG – The top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong on Monday urged China to ease political pressure on the city, warning that the “crude and chilling” use of a…
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG – A blank-cheque firm backed by VMS Asset Management has paused plans to go public in Hong Kong due to highly volatile markets, said a…
HONG KONG – Hong Kong former deputy leader John Lee will run in a leadership election in May, according to a press invitation seen by Reuters late on Friday. Lee,…
By Donny Kwok and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG – Aquila Acquisition Corp shares slipped on Friday in the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) listing in Hong Kong as the…
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.9% in the November-January quarter, the government said on Monday, and the outlook is overshadowed by a surge…
– Hong Kong’s Bank of East Asia Ltd said on Friday it intends to buy back 8.43% of its total issued shares worth HK$2.904 billion ($372.65 million) owned by hedge…